With the holidays just around the corner, Santa has a new, unique gift option for Nevada Wolf Pack fans that is homegrown, literally. The University of Nevada, Reno is offering a new line of Nevada ...

Ask someone for a fact about New Zealand and chances are they’ll likely say, “There are more sheep than people.” It’s true, with 30 million sheep to 4.4 million humans, so it is little wonder that ...

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HALL, Mont. — About 20-years-ago a rancher near Hall decided to semi-retire. But Ed James got bored. So he and his wife Sue, decided to start a new business. Now, the couple's value added, ...

Some people have a nose for whiskey. Jenn Phillips has a nose for wool. "I can smell a fleece and tell if it’s good, and depending on the scent, it’ll be nice and sweet," Phillips said. The Amity ...

Laura Jones receives funding from the European Research Council for research undertaken as part of the GLOBAL-RURAL (The Global Countryside: Rural Change and Development in Globalization) project ...

Layers are essential for maintaining warmth in the cold. A good base layer wicks away sweat so you don’t end up stuck in wet clothes. Merino wool is a natural fiber that, in addition to providing ...

Learn how to process wool by following the satisfying process of turning wool into finished products. Today, New Hampshire and Vermont are best known for skiing and dairy cattle, but that wasn’t ...

Merino wool has dominated the outdoor base layer market, setting the bar for warmth, breathability, and temperature regulation. Although merino has long been considered the best base layer material ...

BUSINESSES. KNOW JUST A LITTLE ABOUT THAT. NEW ENGLAND HAS A STORIED HISTORY WITH TEXTILES, ESPECIALLY WOOL. IN CANTON, ONE PROPERTY HOUSES, TWO BUSINESSES WITH MORE THAN 250 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ...